The Shiv Sena on Monday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ claim that the law and order situation was under control rings hollow as most culprits of the Kamala Mills compound fire here were still at large. The BJP ally, a partner in the Fadnavis government, also raised the issue of alleged political pressure on …

While NCP chief Sharad Pawar has alleged that right-wing forces are behind the violence that took place at Bhima-Koregaon, his party MP on Friday backed the two pro-Hindutva leaders accused of inciting the violence. Milind Ekbote of Samast Hindu Aghadi and Sambhaji Bhide, the founder of Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan, are in the spotlight for allegedly …

Prime accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence, Sambhaji Bhide on Friday dismissing all charges of rioting against him and said that he was a victim of political conspiracy. Speaking to a news channel in Sangli, Maharashtra, Bhide who is the President of Shivjagar Pratisthan said false allegations against had been leveled against him “I have …

Police have booked Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani and JNU student leader Umar Khalid for making provocative speeches ahead of the Bhima-Koregaon clashes and denied permission to a meeting they were to address in Mumbai. The newly elected MLA and Dalit leader Mevani and the Jawaharlal Nehru University student Khalid were scheduled to be among the …

The Bhima-Koregaon strife and the caste violence in Maharashtra again made waves in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with Opposition members expressing serious concerns over continuing atrocities against vulnerable sections like Dalits and minorities in different parts of the country. During a brief discussion on the issue soon after the Upper House met this morning, …

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said it was keeping a close eye on violent incidents in Maharashtra and was in constant touch with the state government. A Home Ministry official said the Centre “has received a factual report from the Maharashtra government regarding the clashes in the state”. At least two persons, including a …

Amid the Opposition tirade against RSS for allegedly fomenting riots in Maharashtra, the organisation has in a counter-offensive blamed ‘some forces’ for the disturbances in the state. Violence erupted in Pune and other parts of Maharashtra during the bicentenary celebration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle near Pune on Monday as Dalits and right-wing activists fought in …

The Maharashtra violence and alleged atrocities against Dalits rocked both Houses of Parliament and triggered political fireworks outside Parliament too on Wednesday, with the Congress-led Opposition attacking the ruling BJP and its ideological mentor RSS in this regard while targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “sustained silence” over the continuing atrocities against Dalits across …

A day after violent clashes were reported between two groups in Pune which left one dead, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday sought a judicial probe into the matter even as violent protests reached Mumbai. “We need to find out whether it was a planned incident or not. The police were present there in …